Active Passive Part-3

Total Questions: 50

1. "The doctor treated the victims of the violence very carefully". [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (1st shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) The victims of the violence were treated very carefully by the doctor
Solution:(c) The victims of the violence were treated very carefully by the doctor. (Correct)

(a) The doctor was very careful while providing treatment to the victims. (Incorrect sentence structure)

(b) The doctor's care was shown to the victims of the violence. (Incorrect sentence structure)

(d) The victims were treated attentively by the doctor. (Incorrect sentence structure)

2. The magazine house was expecting unpublished authors for their forthcoming exclusive issue on new trends. [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (3rd shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) Unpublished authors were being expected by the magazine house for their forthcoming exclusive issue on new trends.
Solution:(b) Unpublished authors were being expected by the magazine house for their forthcoming exclusive issue on new trends.

(a) Unpublished authors will be expected by the magazine house for their forthcoming exclusive issue on new trends. (Incorrect Tense)

(c) Unpublished authors was expected by the magazine house for their forthcoming exclusive issue on new trends. (Incorrect Helping Verb)

(d) Unpublished authors were expected by the magazine house for their forthcoming exclusive issue on new trends. (Incorrect Helping Verb)

3. Each member of the literary club submitted various literary works for the magazine. [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (4th shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) Various literary works were submitted by each member of the literary club for the magazine.
Solution:(c) Various literary works were submitted by each member of the literary club for the magazine. (Correct)

(a) Various literary works had been submitted by each member of the literary club for the magazine.

(Incorrect Helping Verb)

(b) Various literary works are submitted by each member of the literary club for the magazine. (Incorrect Tense)

(d) Various literary works were being submitted by each member of the literary club for the magazine. (Incorrect use of 'being')

4. You have adopted the plan. [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (4th shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) The plan has been adopted by you.
Solution:(d) The plan has been adopted by you. (Correct)

(a) The plan should be adopted by you. (Incorrect Helping Verb) (b) The plan is adopted by you. (Incorrect Helping Verb)

(c) The plan has being adopted by you. (Incorrect helping verb)

5. The tour guide always answers the visitors' questions. [SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (2nd shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) The visitors' questions are always answered by the tour guide.
Solution:(c) The visitors' questions are always answered by the

tour guide. (Correct)

(a) The visitors' question was always answered by the tour

guide. (Incorrect Tense)

(b) The visitors' questions are answered by the tour guide

always. ('Always' is missing)

(d) The visitors' questions are answered always by the tour guide. (Incorrect Use of 'Always')

6. The French had regarded the scholar as a usurper. [SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (3rd shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) The scholar had been regarded as a usurper by the French.
Solution:(d) The scholar had been regarded as a usurper by the French. (Correct)

(Incorrect Helping verb)

(a) The scholar was being regarded as a usurper by the French.

(b) The scholar has been regarded as a usurper by the French. (Incorrect Tense)

(c) The scholar was regarded as a usurper by the French. (Incorrect Helping Verb)

7. Sanyukta has to bake fifty-one cakes for the anniversary party. [SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (1st shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) Fifty - one cakes have to be baked by Sanyukta for the anniversary party.
Solution:(c) Fifty one cakes have to be baked by Sanyukta for the anniversary party. (Correct)

(a) Fifty one cakes will be baked by Sanyukta for the anniversary party. (Incorrect Tense)

(b) Fifty one cakes had to be baken by Sanyukta for the anniversary party. (Incorrect Tense)

(d) Fifty one cakes has to be baked by Sanyukta for the anniversary party. (Incorrect Helping Verb)

8. Select the correct sentence in active voice from the following options. [SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (2nd shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) The neighbours have called the police.
Solution:(a) The neighbours have called the police. (Correct)

(b) The police are being called by the neighbours. (Passive Voice)

(c) The Police said to me, "I will call the neighbours." (Indirect Speech)

(d) The police have been called by the neighbours. (Passive Voice)

9. We compelled the teacher to finish the class sooner. [SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (2nd shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) The teacher was compelled to finish the class sooner.
Solution:(a) The teacher was compelled to finish the class sooner. (Correct)

(b) The teacher finished the class compelled by us. (Incorrect Sentence structure)

(c) Finishing the class sooner was what the teacher was compelled to do. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

(d) The teacher compelled us to finish the class sooner. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

10. Why was such a letter written by your brother? [Graduate Level 28/06/2023 (Shift - 3)]

Correct Answer: (c) Why did your brother write such a letter?
Solution:(c) Why did your brother write such a letter? (Correct)

(a) Why is your brother writing such a letter? (Incorrect Tense)

(b) Why has your brother written such a letter? (Incorrect Tense)

(d) Why your brother wrote such a letter? (Incorrect Sentence Structure)